Millipore And Roka Bioscience To Develop Real-Time Molecular Tests For Biopharmaceutical Applications

The companies currently have one assay on the market for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and are developing a second assay for Mycoplasma that remains on track to be introduced early next year.

The revolutionary MilliPROBE system uses Real-Time Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) technology to detect targeted microbial contamination within four hours compared to days or weeks required to generate results using traditional culture-based technology. Faster detection allows biopharmaceutical manufacturers to take corrective action earlier in their production process, which limits the impact of a contamination event, reduces downstream processing risks, optimizes product yields, and improves final product quality. These improvements enable operational efficiency and lower manufacturing cost for biopharmaceutical manufacturers.

"We believe that the creation of Roka Bioscience will help us to accelerate the development of further MilliPROBE assays due to the focus and investment they will bring to the partnership," said Jean-Paul Mangeolle, President of Millipore's Bioprocess Division. "Roka Bioscience's investment into a fully integrated, portable testing instrument will also bring us closer to our vision of providing rapid tests that can be conducted right on the manufacturing floor. We remain very excited about the market potential for the MilliPROBE platform and about the major milestone that the launch of our Mycoplasma assay will represent for our partnership."

Millipore is a life science leader providing cutting-edge technologies, tools, and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. As a strategic partner, we collaborate with customers to confront the world's challenging human health issues. From research to development to production, our scientific expertise and innovative solutions help customers tackle their most complex problems and achieve their goals. Millipore Corporation is an S&P 500 company with more than 5,900 employees in 30 countries worldwide.